naptime

seen on the 4th floor of the HBLL...
Looks like finals week is getting to that guy...

Welp, finals week is half over at the Brigham Young University. It's about this time when crazy things start happening... I still remember sitting in the computer labs my first semester here and witnessing the girl next to me start shaking and then pass out on the keyboard. Yes, she legitimately passed out. It was kinda scary actually. According to the medical people it happens all the time during finals week though... so, don't worry :)

But I have successfully finished 3 finals!! Wa.hoo. I just came out of one where I got EXACTLY what I needed to keep my 94% (BYU uses A minus's and I hate it.) I could miss 10 questions to keep my A, and you better believe I did just that! Such an amazing feeling. Want to know a not-so-amazing feeling?? I still have 2 finals left. One of them being STATS. And I gotta take them both tomorrow.

Ugh.

Looks like my time here is done blog. Aaaand back to studying.

Over&Out

finalsshhminals

I just successfully used all the ink out of a pen... I'm fairly confident that this is the first time this has ever happened to me. Wa.hoo. Oh I sure do love finals! So what do I do? Take a break from my note cards and  blog instead. 

What a wonderful solution.

But remember that one time last week I stayed up until 6 in the a.m. working on a group project? 

And then woke up 1 hour and 10 minutes later to go to class??

Yeahhh. Me neither. 

I don't know how I am still alive. 

Probably because I got 11.5 hours of sleep the next night. 

Thank goodness.

Remember that other time that me and Nate went to Salt Lake 3 times 2 weeks ago? 

That was fun!

We love

*The Pie*

*Temple Lights*

*3rd row seats to BYU basketball games (go cougs)*

*Pat's BBQ (as seen on Diners Drive-ins and Dives. Oh yes.)*

and

*Christmas Devotionals*

sadly we only got pictures at the Christmas devotional. 

Which was wonderful p.s.

Yeah, I know, We are just the most good-looking people out there. It's a real thing :) I had to restrain myself from posting everyyy picture we took. So I just put half of them! I just can't help it.

But good thing 2 weeks ago was so great, because these past two weeks have been consumed by finals and um, studying for them.

BUT come friday I am off to the Pirates of the Caribbean to spend a week cruising around with my lovely family.
Some sunshine and warmth will be much appreciated after this week :)


Well, study break over.

Happy Finals Week everyone!!!!

Stay Classy

There is nothing classier than eating Mac&Cheese out of the pan with the same wooden spoon you mixed it with... Now picture me, in an over-sized sweatshirt, leggings, sprawled out on our couch doing just that. Yep. My life is great I swear... But I just needed to bake some gooey butter cake and fill my famished stomach with some ultra high class (but filling) Mac&Cheese. Who needs retail therapy when you food therapy is 10x more effective :)
I just needed to take my mind of finals and wedding planning for a bit.

Did I just say wedding planning??!?

Um yep. Sure did. You see my dear blog readers... the reason why I have neglected this blog is because of this guy.

Yep. We dated. And yep, we are engaged!!!!

I just didnt feel like posting about our dating-ship on this blog because yeah... I didn't feel like it.

And probably mostly because if I'm not at work or school, I am with him.

Who is this "him" I am referring to?

The one and only Nathan Anderson.

sooo excuse me for blogging significantly less for the past oh, 6 months :)

Maybe someday I will write down our story of how we dated, why we dated, when we dated... blah blah blah...

haha but for now I will give you the very condensed version of how he proposed :)

On Saturday, November 19th we went horseback riding.

It was a beautiful day.

and BAM Nate proposed.

I was shocked... and had no idea it was coming.

Well, I had an idea. But I thought it would be coming in like the middle of December-ish...

...little did I know :)

So yep! There ya have it.

I'm engaged.

Getting married on Feb 18th 2012.

...and I couldn't be happier :)

Once finals are over and I am home from the cruise I will update more... I almost said I promise i'll update more, but I can't promise that... I hope finals aren't to crazy for everyone else!!

Amazing...

Watch this. Now. 

So great :)

Ps... yes I still exsist... Just let me make it through this week, kay?

hello world

Let's talk about how it's already October... Okay, it's already October!! It's basically Christmas already... But up here in Provo life is splendid. I realize that I have a plethora of pictures that I need to post but I am have been lacking the motivation to do so. 

Anyway, so here goes...

I made these probably 2 months ago... But I still can't stop thinking about them. 

There is a special something about mini-cupcakes...

Anyway, so this fall I have been up to lots of fun adventures

Like, going to a super awesome cabin for the weekend...

I was verrry social and read Calvin and Hobbes for an hour before falling asleep on the floor.
That's my kinda Friday night :)

Love these Girls

aand I went to the Provo temple for the first time with Val before we went back to AZ!

Me and Nate biked up to Bridal Veil Falls.

Also, Arizona needs to get on the Waterfall bandwagon. Because they are incredible.

Love me some football games and that Cougar roar of course.

They love it.

The family came up for conference and we got to sit 9 rows back for the Saturday Afternoon session.

I loved watching President Monson sleep :)

It was sure good to see this girl... Even if it was for only a day and a half.

And lastly.. I spent all day one saturday volunteering/participating in a 5k obstacle course run thing. It was actually quite fun, But I never ever want to see a little white flag ever again. I had to bend down and pick up every flag that was marking the 3 mile trail. There were wayyy too many of those white flags for my liking :)

Anyway, Provo is treating me well I suppose... School is good, work is good, life is good. Although I am definitely not ready for this thing called winter that is coming... I'll be living off of soup and comfort food. What is comfort food you ask? Well that usually changes day to day. Last week it was Ramen and Cheetos.
I eat great. I know :)

the circle of life

So here at BYU you tend to hear the same quotes, by some of the same great people all the time. One of them being by Karl G. Maeser about his word of honor... and for all of you who don't know what I am talking about, it really is a great quote and they have it posted all up over the testing center and the Library to inspire us failing college students not to cheat. I love it.


Ready?

“I have been asked what I mean by ‘word of honor.’ I will tell you. Place me behind prison walls–walls of stone ever so high, ever so thick, reaching ever so far into the ground–there is a possibility that in some way or another I may escape; but stand me on the floor and draw a chalk line around me and have me give my word of honor never to cross it. Can I get out of the circle? No. Never! I’d die first!”

Karl G. Maeser knew what it meant to stand by your honor.  Do you?

Classic.

Anyway, I came across this picture that someone out there in the internet world posted on the facebook and I sure did get a good laugh out of it. So I downloaded it, added a little Photoshop fun to it, and voila!


Enjoy your Tuesday :)

flow

I'm currently writing an essay/paper thing.

and I am almost done...

good thing it's due at 9:30 in the a.m.

I started it tonight.

some say I procrastinated.

I may or may not have pracrastinated... and I may or may not be right now! 

But really I just want to think about anything and everything besides school and leisure theories right now...

cause you guys, life is so good :)

these guys

T-MINUS 3 DAYS UNTIL GENERAL CONFERENCE!!!

and do you know what that means?

... I get to see this crazy girl :)

She may or may not be my sister.

 

 

and I may or may not miss her a lot.

okay, I definitely miss her a lot.

 Also,  most of these fantastic people are coming up as well....

I sure do love General Conference... and that it brings my family up to see me :)

forget me not

 

Because I was stuck in Ogden until about 7:30 in the night, I missed the Relief Society broadcast. Good thing I love technology and technology loves me and I can read it online while I am sitting here at my 3 hour shift at work this morning. Anyway, I loved it. I especially loved President Uchtdorf's talk. That guy is great. Anyway he used the forget-me-not flower as a metaphor for his remarks, President Uchtdorf talked about that although the flower is small in size, and easily unnoticed among larger flowers, it is still beautiful and vibrant. Ha, I feel like the in the Relief Society broadcast they are always talking about how awesome the women are and how we are so strong and beautiful and amazing and just oh so great. But in the Priesthood session they always slam on the guys how they need to respect their priesthood, respect women, avoid sin, and the classic, get married. Don't get me wrong, I agree with all of those things. I just kind it a little bit funny... Although I secretly love it :)

Anyway here's a little outline and some quotes I loved from President Uchtdorf 's talk.

The gist of it was that he told us women 5 things that we should not forget.

First: Forget not to be patient with yourself

“God wants to help us eventually turn all of our weaknesses into strengths, but He knows that this is a long-term goal,”
“It is OK that you are not quite there yet. Keep working on it but stop punishing yourself. “
“Dear sisters, many of you are endlessly compassionate and patient with the weaknesses of others... Please remember also to be compassionate and patient with yourself.”

Second: Forget not the difference between a good sacrifice and a foolish sacrifice.
He defined an acceptable sacrifice as giving up “something good for something of far greater worth.”

Third: Forget not to be happy now
I love the example he used from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! Riiight up my ally
“In their anxiousness, people began to forget the simple joy they used to find in a candy bar. The candy bar itself becomes an utter disappointment if it does not contain a golden ticket,”
“The lesson here is that if we spend our days waiting for fabulous roses, we could miss the beauty and wonder of the tiny forget-me-nots that are all around us.”

I love that. Don't get caught up in looking for the Golden Ticket and forget to enjoy the chocolate we have right there in our hands :)

Fourth: Forget not the “why” of the gospel
He reminded us that the gospel is not an obligation, but a pathway leading to happiness and peace in this life and “glory and inexpressible fulfillment” in the life to come.
I love that.

Fifth: Forget not that the Lord loves you
and the classic quote that brought us all to the forget-me-not's
“You may at times feel a little like the forget-me-not—insignificant, small, or tiny in comparison with others, I hope it will be a symbol of the little things that make your lives joyful and sweet.”

 Man, I cannot wait for conference.

it's my birthday...

yep. It's here!! I'm 20 and my golden year is over... I'm leaving my teenage years behind me. I can't decide if I am happy about that or not, but I think it is a good thing. I can no longer be classified as a teenager! YES. But that means I need be mature and people might actually start taking me seriously. I am not allowed to be annoying, fail tests, or not be responsible and blame it on my teenager-dom... I'll have to find some other super legitimate reason for coming up short in life :) But being super responsible and smart and amazing just automatically happens once you turn 20... right?! That's what I hear at least! Ohh welll.... I think the perks of being 20 will far outweigh any perks of being a teenager. Wait, what am I saying, are there any perks of being a teenager??! Probably not. But I am still getting a little nostalgic thinking about how fast I am growing up... These years need to slow down a little so that I can enjoy them.

But now I say ciao to my teenage years. To the years of sneaking into the Stapley pool and playing hide&go seek in WalMart. To the years of running around the halls of my Junior High School in silly outfits and joining a million little clubs in High School just so I get out of class more. Here's to food fights and detention. To high school dances and all day track invitationals. Here's to night games, best friends, drama, and crushes. Well, it looks like not much has actually changed, but my teenage years were definitely the best.

...man, those were the days...

via

Here's to my 20's! Let's start off these next 10 years with a bang, yeah?

yeah.

Tucano's here I come :)